Houbi () is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
on the
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...
West Coast line located in
Houbi District
Houbi District () is a rural district of about 22,108 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Houbi was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 20 ...
,
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of his ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
The station was opened on 20 April 1903.
Architecture
The station is a wooden structure.
Around the station
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Houbi Huang Family Mansion
The Houbi Huang Family Mansion () is a historical house in Houbi District, Tainan, Taiwan.
History
The mansion began its construction in 1924 and completed in 1927.
Architecture
The mansion was designed with Southern Min style on top of 2 hecta ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan:
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ...
References
1903 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations in Tainan
Railway stations opened in 1903
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
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